Core i9-12900K
Gaming performance index 68, faster than 79% of desktop processors in our catalog.
- Ryzen 9 7900X70
- Ryzen 5 960068
- Ryzen 7 770068
- Core i9-12900K68
- Core Ultra 5 245K68
- Ryzen 5 7600X66
- Core i7-12700K66
- Brand
- INTEL
- Series
- Core 12th Gen
- Released
- 2021
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Cores / threads
- 16 / 24
- Base / boost clock
- 3.2 / 5.2 GHz
- TDP
- 125 W
Graphics cards that pair well with the Core i9-12900K
Balanced pairings: fast enough to use the CPU, not so fast that the CPU holds them back.
Best GPU for the Core i9-12900K: picks for 1080p, 1440p and 4KPlatform
Socket LGA1700 · memory DDR4 or DDR5 (depends on the motherboard) · 125 W TDP
Motherboards for the Core i9-12900K
13 LGA1700 boards in our catalog.
- Gigabyte B760M AORUS ELITE AXB760 · Micro-ATX
- Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4B760 · Micro-ATX
- ASRock B760M Pro RS WiFiB760 · Micro-ATX
- MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFIB760 · ATX
- MSI MAG B760M MORTAR WIFIB760 · Micro-ATX
- MSI MPG Z790 EDGE TI MAX WIFIZ790 · ATX
- MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4B760 · Micro-ATX
- ASUS ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFIB760 · Mini-ITX
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI IIZ790 · ATX
Coolers for the Core i9-12900K
43 coolers with LGA1700 mounting.
Photo: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Specs: manufacturer page. Performance index is our own estimate.